The Pentagon is calling for a ship named for the late Navy veteran and gay rights advocate ... African Americans and Navajo code talkers from World War II, only to restore them after an outcry.

The USNS Harvey Milk is named after the Navy veteran and San Francisco politician who was assassinated in 1978. There's no timeline for the renaming or what new name the fleet replenishment oiler ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy will rename an oil tanker that had been named after slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk, U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, the military’s latest move under Defense ...

The German U-boat U-853 sank the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may ...

US Navy Photo Amphibious warship USS America (LHA-6) is underway conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea. USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) arrives in Sydney, Australia, for a scheduled port ...

NANTUCKET, Massachusetts (WBZ) -- A food and wine festival worker on Nantucket stumbled upon the dog tags of a decorated Navy veteran who passed away in 1982. Now his family is hoping to get them ...

Hunterdon County celebrated WWII veteran Joe Pitula's 100th birthday. Pitula served in the U.S. Navy, achieving the rank of Petty Officer First Class. FLEMINGTON - Hunterdon County has honored a ...

The research, part of a training session, was conducted in cooperation with the U.S. National Science Foundation, University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System and the U.S. Navy’s Office ...

The Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or Nmesis, is an antiship missile launcher mounted on a remote-controlled truck. The dumbbell-shaped islet where it landed lies just 120 ...

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The USS Nimitz (CVN 68), which was the lead ship of its class, was probably the most famous US Navy carrier of the post-WWII era. Named after Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the Navy's last five ...